Here we go again. Tim says it is not Belle and the twins who have returned. It is a new family that has moved in. Tim’s conclusion is based on two things: One is that they could not have made it back from so far and crossed the Interstate to do it. The second reason is that his reputation as a trapper extraordinaire would be injured if it were.

As expected, the return of the raccoons and the conversation about it has sparked Mary Ann’s expectations for seeing them in the bedroom at night. When we arrived at the bed in preparation for lying down, she looked down to the floor along side the bed to see if she could see little feet — raccoon feet.

Assuming that we accomplish the goal, I can only hope that the trapping and relocating of this little raccoon family will remove that hallucination from the library. After we completed the task of trapping and relocating five raccoons a few weeks ago, while the hallucinations didn’t cease, there were fewer including raccoons.

Today continued to be a pretty good day. Mary Ann did well at her morning Bible study group. She spent much of the afternoon with a friend while I ran some errands. They were on the deck for an hour or so on this beautiful day — something Mary Ann rarely does. This evening another Volunteer/Friend spent a couple of hours with her. It is especially satisfying to me when Mary Ann has had a good day and time with others. It is tough for her to be stuck with me for long periods of time without a break. Of course, I also appreciate the breaks. Having time apart improves the quality of our time together.

By the way, that infernal Alien from planet Pedometer Prime that is trying to take over my body managed to send me outside to walk three times today! This is crazy! The little device he manipulated me into attaching to my belt says I took 17,581 steps today. On top of that, the walks brought great pleasure since the day was spectacular. What a devious plot this Alien is perpetrating.

Gratefully, so far I have successfully frustrated his consumption of my flesh. By eating large quantities of meat and potatoes, chips, and sandwiches and anything else I can lay my hands on, I have reclaimed the a pound or two of the flesh that he had consumed in the last week or two. Whew! That was a scare.

The assessment of the condition of my body in preparation for the exercise and weight control program this Alien presence forced me to join was scheduled for tomorrow. Maybe the power of the Alien is weakening. The appointment was written down for the wrong day and had to be rescheduled to a day a couple of weeks from now. Maybe I will be released from this evil possession before then.

I will report the progress on this round of the raccoon relocation project as soon as there is some.

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One Response to “Raccoon Trap is Set!”

Your raccoon adventures made me think of the song Rocky Raccoon – so now I have been playing it in my head since I read your post! You know…”Rocky Raccoon went into his room, only to find Gideon’s bible”. There must be a lot of raccoons in your area…I hope the trap works!